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Scribing Wood

Watched an american show called 'this old house' and there was a joiner who had a small metal device that fitted onto his pencil that you basically adjusted to whatever height and it was used to...

craft1948

I've Just Turned On The Living Room Light.............

and all the lights have gone out (it did make a quite loud fizzing noise).........what should I do next?

muchlovex

Repointing

I need to hire someone to do some repointing work but I've checked my local yellow pages and do not know who to search under. Would it be a building company?...

joanne2002

Why Is Boiler Making Noise Until I Put On Hot Tap Then Quietens Down

Hi, I have a worcester bosch 24i combi which is making a lot of noise. We have replaced the pump the pressure relief as it was all scaled up and stopped the dripping out the back wall with new valve....

SlackAlice

Central Heating Pump

I think my pump is showing signs of going on the blink. It's a Grundfoss 3 speed 15-50 pump, been fitted about 10yrs. Very often when the C/H switches on it fails to start running unless I give it a...

kat-kin

Water leaking.

In my loft I've got water seeping in between the bricks in the chimney breast and also a bit further along through a false beam. It's just drips but should I call someone in or use a sealant of some...

Bob906

What is the best product to stick glass with metal ?

Can anyone help me please; I have a 3 tier glass table where the top shelf keeps coming apart from the metal corner posts, I have tried Double Sided Sticky Tape a few times but it still comes apart...

MaryDou

Multi-fuel stove

Does anyone else have problems getting their multi-fuel stove to a high enough temperature to burn correctly - I have bought dried logs, tried setting it with kindling and paper/kindling and...

NoMercy

Christmas Groceries

What eats and drinks are you treating yourself to this Christmas? My treats list is as follows: Cheeses: Ossau Iraty Comté Gruyere Stilton Goats cheese Other foods: Stollen Crackers for cheese...

abstibus

Multi-fuel fire

Planning renovations and thinking of putting one of these in. I know the standard has to be British steel, but does anyone have any experience of them and would you recommend them?

denpunk

Double glazing condensation.

Are certain makes of double glazing more prone to condensation than others? My upvc windows are running with condensation all winter, in heated and unheated rooms. I have patio doors, also upvc, which...

stardelta

Replacing Barge Boards

I want to replace my old wooden barge boards with exterior 18mmm Ply.cut down from a 8x4 sheet.Problem is the length required from gutter to eaves is about 10'. Where is the best place to make a joint...

MyBlackHen

Toilet cistern question

Good evening. We have one of those cisterns that have a "quiet" flush. Ours got really noisy. On investigation, we found the plastic sleeve had split. Does anyone know if you can buy just...

potiche

Reclaimed Maple flooring

Looking for old Canadian Maple floor planks 3 1/4 " wide. Only need 5m to patch. Loads of narrower 2 1/2" for sale on line ....anyone know where I can find wider planks?

SlackAlice

Loft Insulation

I've decided on increasing my loft insulation. I shall do the work myself as a reasonably competent DIYer (I hope, famous last words!). Currently, my loft has fibreglass rolls between the rafters and...

flobadob

Gas cooker not lighting.

Our gas cooker is connected to a cylinder out the back. Last night and today it will not light. I took off the regulator and there is gas coming out of the cylinder. But the rings and the oven are not...

Dillyplum

Neighbour's tree causing problems

I have been in my garage today which is very damp and I realise some of the timbers have rotted in one place. This area is where my neighbour's tree, which is planted right on the boundary line, is...

Psybbo

The Buider

I know it's a long time since I asked for advice on re-wiring, your information was spot on thank you. We are now going ahead with it and fortunately it's only the lighting wiring that needs to be...

percypineapple

PLUMBING BANGING

Hi All, I have lever tap in the downstairs sink, and when we turn the tap off ( cold mains water, not the hot side) it gives a big bang through the plumbing system. any ideas? Percy....

237SJ

Damp under the floor

The skirting board in the corner of the living room has been a bit discoloured for a while and I felt it to see if it was damp and I decided it wasn`t. I`ve just done the hoovering and was shocked...

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